Maxine Borowsky Junge
1) Becoming an art therapist: enabling growth, change, and action for emerging students in the field
Author
Publisher
Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This is not a ""how-to"" book but rather about the ""experience"" of becoming an art therapist. The text covers issues in supervision and mentorship, contains stories by art therapy students about what they are thinking and feeling, and letters to young art therapists by highly regarded professionals in the field. The reader has the advantage of ideas and responses from both a student art therapist and an art therapist with many years' experience...
Author
Publisher
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, LTD
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Unforeseen and precipitous violence is a reality of the times we live in, but it has always been a reality in the mental health profession. The main premise of this book is to make art therapists aware of the unpredictable violence that may occur in their day-to-day work with clients and the presence of potential danger. The author stresses the importance of preventive measures to ensure safety. Major changes in mental health laws are discussed, including...
Publisher
Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This book is an attempt to give art therapy identity the front and center position it deserves. Despite efforts toward clarity, there will nevertheless remain many contradictory notions, often paradoxically existing at the same time. This is the nature of identity and of art therapy's identity. ""Art therapy"" is neither a form of artist nor a form of therapist, but rather a whole new field - a separate and special profession with core values and...